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Quote: Originally Posted by Wurm5150 $150M? That's nothing. Apple makes that much in a couple minutes. They already made $150M after I finished typing this comment. Seriously. For an annual fee of $25, Apple would generate $150M a year for ev…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Applecation I have been expecting the syncing ability of MobileMe would become free to anyone who buys an OS X based device. I have found the cloud-sync ability alone to be worth the price of MobileMe, but I know many…
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Quote: Originally Posted by benny-boy Taking a page out of the Netflix book, though, I wonder if a "long tail" play could be made where you could subscribe to all the older tracks (a la the original netflix) but pay a la carte (like current iTune…
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Quote: Originally Posted by benny-boy I think realtime sports is the killer app for the Apple TV, if they can make it happen, and a huge role for a huge server farm, if only one existed, say in North Carolina... I think you're on the right tra…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism What should we expect from this service? Amazon did previously received favour from the record labels to help weaken the hold iTunes Store. Google might think they are the labels last hope to bring down iT…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Takeo Clever but 99.9% of my collection of 4000+ songs was purchased on CD and ripped to iTunes. So I'm guessing I will be out of luck. I refuse to buy lesser quality tracks online. Maybe some day the iTunes store will…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Jetz Google's service was a good first start. Since they couldn't get studio support, it's essentially just Dropbox for music. Apple should really be able to do something far more potent, given their existing relat…
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Quote: Originally Posted by GNRbeaumont I hope The Daily debacle does not sour subscriptions. It was buggy and crashed several times during each issue, rendering it unreadable. Also, it seemed to dwnload everytime you opened it and did not have b…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Ungenio How long before Apple cuts all stores that are not using in-app purchasing if they not follow their rules? I can't remenber, was it June? Zinio will probably have to raise their prices... By June 30. I h…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Blastdoor I haven't used either the New Yorker of Politico, but I don't agree regarding the NYT iPad App. I think that app really shows the myopia of the NYT -- it's just an effort to make the iPad like a newspaper, wh…
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Quote: Originally Posted by andyapple They still just don't get it. Those of us with iDevices and other electronic readers want the option of subscribing to digital editions without having to receive the print-- we wish to avoid the burden of de…
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Nike is a great brand for Apple, competition is working in the App Store, and this would be a good opportunity for Apple to take Nike+ up a few notches. I loved Nike+ when it came out a few years ago, but I think RunKeeper Pro and a few others ac…
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Quote: Originally Posted by schralp I'm a wired subscriber but they charge more for the digital version (which must have lower production and distribution costs) than for the print version, so I stuck with the latter. Other periodicals I subsc…
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Quote: Originally Posted by DJinTX This is a very good question. I think my library is about 50/50, so I am in a similar boat. Unfortunately my guess is that it will only work with purchased content. The way I envision it, is that we won't act…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Ireland 5 remotes (even a universal remote), clunky interfaces, way to much crap wires and boxes, poor design in general, complex setup and UI, complicated remotes, no content built-in. Etc. Etc. The TV business is in …
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I wish more publishers would do what The New Yorker, Triathlete Magazine, and a few others are doing -- a subscription-based, Safair-for-iPad-optimized version of the magazine. You give up some interactivity and UI, but it's basically what I want, …
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Quote: Originally Posted by John.B Subscription music = Fail. Subscription video = Win. It's just that simple, people... Unless you're willing to cut the cable cord, iTunes TV downloads and Amazon VOD TV downloads just don't make much …
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Quote: Originally Posted by ihxo Every time there's an Apple event, they say Apple's going to unveil the new MobileMe. I'll believe it when I see it. Mobile Me is the new Beatles announcement.
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Has anyone seen anything on a launch time for Target, Best Buy, etc.? Will it be 5 p.m. -- same as the Apple retail stores?
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Quote: Originally Posted by blockhead25 While I can buy the idea of a bigger deal iPad 3 in the fall, it doesn't make sense that they would have an event to announce a premium iPad 1 with a three month delay on availability. I have to think th…